Best Web Browser

[BigBawss]

So, I don't want to know what browser you currently use. I want to know what browser you think is the best. Open to arguments and discussion. If you say a web browser is better than all the other ones, include reasons why.

For me: Google Chrome.

I always find that not only does the internet run slightly smoother (not necessarily faster, but smoother) when I use Google Chrome, but I like how everything is organized. Bookmarks, settings and tools, etc. Overall, out of all the web browsers I've ever tried (and I've tried a lot, except that TOR net browser one). I'll try to include all the popular browsers, but if I forget one in the poll or you use a browser not up there, just hit the "other" option and say what it is, along with why you prefer to use that one instead of the more popular/commonly used browsers. If it is based on a major design or is an off-shoot, then just vote for the design it is based on/off-shot from. Some of the more minor ones are going to be branched together in the same poll option to avoid a poll that has ten thousand options and is a mess.

 

[The-Artist-64]

Still running a Vista computer, still running an Opera browser. It works just fine for me.

 

[Hassknecht]

Opera. Been using Opera for years, never found anything better.

 

[valcik]

Opera 12 suited me alright, later versions not so much so I'm back at FF and waiting for Vivaldi eagerly.

 

[Juza The Cloud]

Mozilla/FireFox w/Ghostery works fine for my ancient laptop.

 

[AskWazzup]

Firefox, as it is the least suspicious and the most free of the major ones. If internet wasn't as bloated by javascript and pictures, i would be using this as my main browser:

Alas, one of not so many websites that works for that mode nicely is this:

http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/

 

[SuAside]

I use Firefox (surfing), Chrome (running some web apps) and IE (for work stuff that was designed and coded by a donkey), all for various purposes. When I still worked at a SaaS company, I also frequently used Opera, but I don't anymore.

So "the best" is hard to pick, but I guess if you put a gun to my head, that I would pick FF.

 

[Pinkolik]

I use Mozilla Firefox just because I'm used to it Though I've never heard of SeaMonkey

 

[Stone Cold Robert House]

I've been using Edge since it came out and it's incredible. A year ago, I'd defend Chrome as the #1 best browser available, now after using Edge it's borderline unusable to me (especially with updates progressively making it slower and more bloated). Edge is not really feature-rich, but it's fast, clean, easy to use and everything I want from a web browser.

 

[AskWazzup]

I've been using Edge since it came out and it's incredible. A year ago, I'd defend Chrome as the #1 best browser available, now after using Edge it's borderline unusable to me (especially with updates progressively making it slower and more bloated). Edge is not really feature-rich, but it's fast, clean, easy to use and everything I want from a web browser.

Care to elaborate? I have an arm chromebook (the cpu is "nvidia tegra k1", along the lines of a new intel atom) and chrome is super fast even on this passively cooled tablet class cpu.

 

[Stone Cold Robert House]

Care to elaborate? I have an arm chromebook (the cpu is "nvidia tegra k1", along the lines of a new intel atom) and chrome is super fast even on this passively cooled tablet class cpu.

Sure. In late 2013 to early 2014, Google started adding a lot of updates to Chrome containing several dubious design choices or superfluous features, which didn't change much in average day-to-day use, but slowly made the browser more bloated. Around the middle of that year, updates started making it less and less optimized, and it became far less practical to users which use a lot of applications at the same time (like anyone with a desk job). It was still faster than most other browsers, but fell behind when Edge was released. For perspective, here's a quick comparison between CPU usage on Chrome and on Edge when watching the same video. Chrome tends to use around 60%-70% while Edge usually peaks at 5%. Individual results may vary based on hardware and website usage, but Chrome seems to get consistently higher rates on all tests I have seen. This tends to not be a problem when you're just using the browser, but becomes quite noticeable when you have any other program open alongside it, as is always the case for me. The perception that (current) Chrome is fast often comes from the fact most people only use their internet browser with few other applications alongside it, and because (to Chrome's credit) it is still faster than a lot of browsers out there.

Or, for more technical reasons, Chrome's sandboxing (the system that keeps tabs running as separately as possible) is terribly outdated and inefficient, while Edge runs each webpage inside an AppContainer making it more secure and far lighter on system resources. Chrome has a lot of garbage code which comes from Google's recent design philosophy of making it usable as an OS by itself for people who only use the browser, while Edge is an Universal app built to run on all W10 devices (including low quality hardware, normal PCs and even phones or tablets) with much more modern APIs.

Of course, I would say people should continue to use whichever they enjoy using the most, unless they're on a system with performance limitations or issues and then choose the one that seems to be performing the best for them, obviously. However, Edge has continued to impress me on how efficient it is when using memory and CPU, how it rarely crashes and how intuitive its UI is, which is why it's by far my favorite of the current options.

 

[WeirdBeard]

I only use Firefox and Google Chrome, and that is only because IE is uglier than homemade sin. Google Chrome is my main browser, it does seem to run a bit smoother than Firefox, but I switch whenever a web page or a program (like Unity) doesn't want to function correctly in one or the other.

The only time I use Internet Explorer is to download another browser, haha.

I haven't tried the rest to form an accurate opinion on them. Honestly, I only use the internet to: watch porn, watch YouTube, access torrents, keep up with news from time to time, and ghost/actively talk on boards like these. As long as my browser can do that, I'm okay.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Opera all the way fellas

 

[TheChosen1]

Opera all the way fellas

A few years ago, I would've agreed.

 

[Akratus]

Is there a browser, faster than chrome or with less memory usage at least, that can block ads/tracking as well as this one?

 

[Walpknut]

Mozarella Firefox because Google Chrome just started shitting itself out of nowhere for me.

 

[Akratus]

Yeah I tried switching to Firefox once before and it made this screen glitch reapear for me. Hard to explain but, I may try again.

 

[Battlecross]

IE, obviously.

No, Firefox.